Show HN: CADara – I made an open-source in-browser CAD

Posted by ttouch 13 hours ago

Show HN: CADara – I made an open-source in-browser CAD(cadara.app)

27 points | 6 comments

ttouch 13 hours ago|

This is the pre-alpha/alpha release of a new CAD that I created. It uses OpenCascade 7.9 under the hood via WASM and a custom sketch solver written in typescript (substantially faster than I thought it would be)

Right now it can do most of the CAD stuff that one expects apart from anything that involves meshes or curved face manipulation - that'll come soon but I want to have a stable base first before I move any further

I hope you like it, I'm eager to hear your thoughts!

citadel_melon 39 minutes ago|

Will this project eventually be able to completely replace MechE software students need to use for classes or what is the intentions about your software’s scope

seemaze 12 hours ago|

err.. seems like many of the UI elements taken straight from OnShape?

https://www.onshape.com

dave_universetf 12 hours ago||

It's vibe coded, so not surprising that it replicates the patterns of existing systems.

CamperBob2 11 hours ago||

UI is a great place NOT to reinvent things that don't need to be reinvented. Rip off the best and forget the rest.

Whether OnShape is the "best" or not, I have no idea, but the point stands.

ttouch 10 hours ago||

that was the idea and this is such a huge project that I kept as much variables static as possible. I want the app to feel close to what people already know - and that applies to me as a user too (I want to use the app too after all!)